A REVISION OF THE GENUS OBRIMA WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUIDAE), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM COSTA-RICA AND NOTES ON ITS NATURAL-HISTORY

Authors
POGUE MG JANZEN DH
Citation
Mg. Pogue et Dh. Janzen, A REVISION OF THE GENUS OBRIMA WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUIDAE), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM COSTA-RICA AND NOTES ON ITS NATURAL-HISTORY, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 100(3), 1998, pp. 566-575
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
100
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
566 - 575
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1998)100:3<566:AROTGO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The genus Obrima Walker contains three species of essentially Neotropi cal distribution: Obrima pyraloides Walker, distributed from Mexico to Paraguay; Obrima rinconada Schaus from Guatemala and Mexico, to south western United States in Arizona and southwestern Texas; and Obrima cy mbae Pogue, n. sp,, known only from Costa Rica. Obrima pyraloides was reared on Lonchocarpus minimiflorus Donn., Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus Standley and Steyerm., and Lonchocarpus orotinus Pittier (Fabaceae), w hile Obrima cymbae was reared on Lonchocarpus orotinus.